Новости за 21.07.2020

For a politician, whose primary business is public transport, ferrying people in a fleet of buses in a transport company that he is a partner in, spells bread and butter. But when he uses the same business to transport frontline corona warriors to their workplace in his personal fleet of MUVs, it spells public service. And doing this quietly behind the scenes since lockdown 1.0 is former minister K Abhayachandra Jain, partner in Sugama Travels.

There was no improvement Tuesday in the grim flood situation in Assam as the death toll rose by two to reach 87, while 24.19 lakh people in 24 districts are affected, a government report said.

The Covid-19 situation in Assam is fast turning critical in terms of mortality and community transmission after the death toll climbed to 64 with six more deaths reported on Tuesday while centre informed the state government that there is possibility of Guwahati registering 22,000 Covid-19 positive cases by August 15.

Sri Sugunendra Thirtha Swami of Sri Puthige Mutt, Udupi, was among the 233 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada (DK) and Udupi on Tuesday. The day also saw the districts record six more Covid-19 related deaths, including five in DK.

Theatre personality Subodh Pattnaik, who was a student of late Bijay Mohanty after the latter joined as a faculty member of Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya in the ’80s, remembered how he learnt the essence of theatre from the legendary actor just by watching his plays and direction.

Fifty-five tested positive for Covid-19 in Ambala but there is also good news that 72 patients got discharged from hospital after their test result came negative on Tuesday, said civil surgeon, Dr Kuldeep Singh.

Family of a Covid warrior, who was tested positive for Covid-19, allegedly facing discrimination from local residents in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka

Actor Raimohan Parida, who has acted in films, theatres, television and jatra, remembered Bijay Mohanty, who was his teacher in Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya.

Even before chief minister BS Yediyurappa made it clear that it is not lockdown but mask and social distancing that can prevent the spread of Covid-19, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has launched a massive drive against mask rule violators on Tuesday.

Actor Sabyasachi Mishra is among those actors who have been active in the industry for the past 15 years.

Irked over the poor condition of drainage system at southern bypass underpass in the city, Congress councillor Mamta Ashu complained to cabinet minister Vijay Inder Singla on Tuesday through her Twitter account.

Actor-turned-politician Siddhant Mohapatra paid his tribute to Bijay Mohanty today.

Three men, including a father-son duo, died after inhaling toxic gases emanating from a septic tank in Jharkhand's Garhwa district on Tuesday, police said.

Veteran actor Uttam Mohanty visited the Utkal Sangeet Natak Mahavidyalaya to pay his tribute to the late actor Bijay Mohanty.

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday said the Congress party was indulging in deceitful and immoral politics by trying to incite passions on religious issues vis a vis the Dera Sirsa to divert attention from its failures on all fronts.

Manoj Mishra, who is known for his versatile acting, has fond memories of Bijay Mohanty, who like Mishra was a graduate from National School of Drama (NSD).

Two Delhi-based men were arrested in Noida on Tuesday with nearly 2,000 pints of illicit liquor meant for sale in Haryana, police said.

Actor Partha Sarathi Ray said that the demise of actor Bijay Mohanty was the saddest moment for Odia cinema.

Actress Anu Choudhruy paid tribute to late Bijay Mohanty and remembered the last time she met him in the hospital.

"Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that nearly 4 million people were displaced in the state of Assam in India and neighbouring Nepal due to heavy flooding from monsoon rains, with the death toll at 189.

Union food processing industries minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday inaugurated Zoram Mega Food Park, the first in Mizoram. She said the park would provide direct and indirect employment to 5,000 people and benefit about 25,000 farmers.